Filling apparatus.



PATEN-TED SEPT. 6, 1904.

J. A. ALLARDICE. FILLING APPARATUS. APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE 29. 190s.

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No. 769,244. y BATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904.

J. A.v ALLARDICE. FILL'ING APPARATUS.

'APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1903.

PATKBNTBD SEPT. 5, 1904.

'J. A. ALLARDIGE. FILLING APPARATUS.

n APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 29, 1903. No MOQEL. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

mvENTon ATTORNEYS PIIIH Umm STATES@ Patented September 6, 1904-4 PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES A.l ALLARDIOE, OE ROME, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR To HATHORN a COMPANY, OE SARATOGA` SPRINGS, NEW/YORK, A EIRM.

FILLING APPARATUS.

sPEcIEIcATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No.' 769,244, aerea-september e, 1904.

i Application filed June 29,1903. Serial No. 163,492. (No model.) l

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Be it known that I, JAMES A'. ALLARDIOE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Rome, county of Oneida, State of 5 New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements invFilling Apparatus, of`

which the following is ya specification, refer- 'ence being had to the accompanying' drawings,

forming a part thereof.

My invention relates to iillingapparatus such as are employed for filling bottles, kegs, barrels, Sac., Vand particularly to means for bottling liquids impregnated with gas, such as are known as sparkling liquids.

My invention consists in means for expelling air from receptacles to be filled by the substitution of gas therefor of the same nature as the Vgas with which the liquid is impregnated, preferably taken from the same Source zo of supply, in then bottling the liquid impregnated with the'gas under receiver-pres sure and without exposing the same tO the air, in hermetically sealing the receptacle by corking same, and in carrying out :all the foregoing operations in a single power-machine operated through various controllinglevers by asingle operator.

The main object of` my invention is to'bottle liquids of Vthis Vcharacter under pressure in 3o receptacles from which the air has been entirely excluded and to seal same after the bottling process before removal from the machine in order to prevent vaccess of air thereto.

My invention further consists in certainv /novel details of construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth, and other advantages will appear hereinafter. y

I will now proceed to describe an apparatus 40 embodying myinvention and will then point out the novel features in claims.

In the drawings, Figure l' is a front view of an apparatus embodying my invention.s Fig. 2 is ay detail view in central vertical transverse section of the upper power-cylinders and theupper' cross-head, showing' the gas and water valve in transverse section and showing also aportion of one of the fillingspindles; Fig. 3 is aview, partially in front and partially in transverse section, of the 50.

lower power-cylinder, the drip-table, and the bottle-carrier. Fig. l is a detail vertical transverse view, the plane ofsection being taken substantially upon vthe line 4 4 of Fig.v l. Fig. 5 is a detail View in horizontal sec- 5 5 tion, takensubstantially upon the plane of the line 5 5 of Fig. l. FigQ is a view in vertical longitudinal section of the Aparts shown in Fig. '5, the plane-of section being' substantially upon theline 6 A6 in such figure. 60

The class Of work for which my apparatus is particularly adapted is the bottling ofy water impregnated with gas received under pressure from a natural spring, and in the present application Ihave illustrated the bottling-ma- S chine so connected. l

In the following description I will describe my apparatus as adapted for the filling of bote tles, though it will be apparent that it might be adapted for filling receptacles of other l kinds as well, and for convenience in descrip- I will termthe apparatus a bottling-maj chine and will Yterm the operation which it performsy a bottling operation without therebyiutending to restrict the use-of the machine to the filling of bottles only.

In the drawings a vreceiver l is illustrated, which is connected'b'y pipe 2 with a suitablesource of supply, such as a natural spring. The 1spring delivering water impregnatedlo with gas and free gas under pressure will constantly supply the receiver. A valve 3 may be employed to regulate or close the supply as may be desired. A water-overflow pipe 4L leads from about the middle of the receiver, 8 5 so that while the lower part 'of the receiver will contain water impregnated with gas the upper part of the receiver will contain gas alone. A gage-glass 'may conveniently be employedl to show .the water-line and a pres- 9o Sure-gage 6 to denote the pressure in the receiver. `Y

rlhe bottling-machine comprises a base-plate 7, two Standards 8, and a transverse head 9. The base 7 supportsl a power-cylinder lO, in 95 which is arranged a suitable piston, and a plunger having a piston or plunger rod 11 rises upward therefrom and supports at its rod 11, so as to limit the downward movementof the said piston-rod in accordance with what length bottle it is desired to employ. A studll, secured to the head of the cylinder 10 or some other stationary portion, engages the said clamp 15 and prevents rotation of the piston-rod 11, while permitting full reciprocation.

Motive fluid is admitted to the lower end of the cylinder 10 through a branch pipe 17 to forcev the piston therein and bottle-carrier carried thereby upwardly. Return movement is.ef1'ected by gravity upon closing admission of the motive fiuid and exhausting same from the cylinder'. rlhe piston-rod 11 passes through and is guided by a hub or boss arranged in the center of a drip-table 18, secured to the standards 8. The drip-table 18 is arranged to catch any overfiow or drippings and is'provided with a waste-pipe 19 for conveying same away.

A central table or support 2O is rigidly secured to the standards 8 and acts as a support for filling-heads 21 and a transverse operating-cylinder 22. Another transverse operating-cylinder 45 is arranged in a line with the cylinder 22 and is securedto one of the standards 8. The filling-heads 21, as shown more particularly in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, comprise each a casing 23, the lower end of which terminates in a receiving-neck for the Lipper end 0f a bottle, having a washer 24 for coactingwith the mouth of the bottle and effecting a,

tight joint at such point. The Lipper end of the casing is provided'with a gland and studing-box 25, through which the reciprocating filling-spindle is permitted to pass. r1`he gland and stufhng-box 25 is in a directline with the receiving-mouth of the casing, so that when the filling-spindle 276 is moved downward it mayenter the bottle freely. rlhe upper end of the casing is also provided with a transverse bore, to which is fitted a plug-valve 27, and with an air-vent 28, a gas-discharge 29, and a passage 30, leading to the interior of the casing. The valve-plug 27 has cross ports or passages which in one position of the valve open the interior of the casing to thegas.- discharge, in another position of the valve open the interior of the casing to the air- Setvent and close the gas-discharge, and in a position intermediate thc two said positions close both the air-vent and the gas-discharge.

By referring to Figs. 4 and 5 it will be seen that there are two filling-heads 21, arranged in a line with the two bottles adapted to be carried by the bottle-carrier 12. VIt will be understood that the two heads being similar the foregoing description of one will apply equally to the other. In a direction at right angles to a line passing through the stuffingbox 25 and the receiving-neck for the bottle the casings 23 are each provided with a hollow bore 31, terminating in an outwardly-fiaring head orcircular boss 32. A cork-trough 33, fitted to the bore 31, is formed as an extension of a cap or head 34, with which each of the said filling-heads is provided. The caps or heads 34 are rigidly secured to a cross-head 35, bolted to a piston-rod 36, connected to a piston 37, mounted in the cylinder 22. The cork-troughs 33 are open-topped, so that eorks may be dropped into same by hand prior to each operation of the machine. The cylinder 22 is provided with a branch admission-pipe 38 for admitting motive {iuid to the frontend thereof, and upon admission-of such motive fiuid the cross-head 35 will be drawn toward the left, thereby closing the interior of the easings 2,3 by engagement of the caps or covers 34 with the circular bosses 32, packingrings 39 being carried by the said caps or covers to effect tight joints. A spring 40 is arranged for returning the parts to the positions shown in the drawings upon the exhaust of motive fluid from the cylinder 22.

rlhe foregoing movement of the parts to close the casings 23 by means of the caps or covers 34 will have the effect only of carrying the corks into the casing, but will not carry them into a line with the bottle-necks, nor will it effect the necessary compression of the corks, and for these latter purposes 1 provide plungers 41, secured to a cross-head 42, connected by means of a piston-rod 43 with a piston 44, mounted in the cylinder 45. The inner ends of the plungers 41 are provided with. heads 46, arranged within the cork-troughs 33. The plungers 41 pass through stuffingboXes 47 in the. cross-head 35 and are permitted to move freely therethrough, while such stufiingboxes prevent leakage from or to within the casings. A branch pipe 48 leads IOO los

from the source of motive fiuid to the rear of vega-144V 4 so that theymay after such compression be directly inserted. Weights 49 are connected by cords 50 to the'cross-liead 42, passing over pulleys 51, in order to give the necessary change in direction. return the 4plungers 41 and piston 44 to the position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings after an operation of the device as just described.

It will be noted that when the cross-head is drawn to the left by the movement of the piston 37 to close the-casings 23 the plun'-,

gers 41 and the piston 44 will be drawn forward therewith a like distance. Subsequent operation of the plungers 41 is permitted,

however, by reason of the fact that the stroke permitted by the cylinder 45 is considerably longer than that permitted' by the cylinder 22, -theplungers 41 sliding through the crosshead 35 in the manner such movement.

The above-mentioned filling-spindles 26, of

. which there are two, are secured at their upper ends to the cross-head 52, arranged to vertically reciprocate and mounted upon'guideways 53 upon the standards 8. The said crosshead is secured to a piston-rod 54, connected with a piston 55, mounted in one of the upper cylinders 56. A branch pipe 57 for conveyvving motive Huid to the said cylinder 56 isconnected with the lower end of said cylinder, so that motive fluid when admitted -to said cylinder maintains-the piston 55, cross-head 52,-and filling-spindles 26 intheir uppermost position. Exhaust of-motive fluid from the cylinder 56 will permit the parts to fall by gravity and will cause the'lilling-spindles 26 to enter the bottles, all for a reason to be presently explained. Two vvalve-casings 58'are carried by thecross-head 52 and are b'ored out to receive valve-plugs 59, having' suitable cross-over ports arranged to register with certain ports in their respective casings. Each of the said valve-casings has a water-admission port or passage 60, a gas-admission port or passagey 61, and a port or passage 62,1eading to the interior of its vrespective iillingspindle 26. When the valve-plugs are turned in one direction, such being the direction in which onel of them is shown in Fig. 2, the

water-admission passages are open through the miter gear-wheel 64 ot' the plugs 27 meshing with a correspondingmiter gear-wheel 65,

These weights tend to just explained during of the piston" inthe cylinder 56.

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rigidly securedto an operating-spindle 66, and the miter gear-wheel 64 upon the plugs 59 meshing with a miter gear-wheel. 67, secured to a sleeve 68, slidably mounted upon the spindle 66, but arranged to rotate there-y with.

The sleeve 68 is further mounted in a bearing 69, carried by the cross-head' 52, so that the proper engagement between the miter-gears 64 and 67 will be maintained while the cross-head 52 is moved down or up, and

in any position ot' the latter operation of the spindle 66'will` cause synchronous operation ot' the valve 59'and the valve 27. A handle 7 0 is secured to the lower end of the spindle 66 for the purpose of operating same.

. rlhe initial position of the filling-spindles 26 is a raised one, in which the lower end ofthe said spindles is above the interior of the main portion of the casing 23, as shown clearly in Fig. 6,-and in which the piston 55 is at the top of its cylinder, as shown in Fig. .2. During the operation of expelling air from the bottles and filling the bottles with liquid the spindles 26 are permitted to enter the bottles, and for this purpose motive iiuid is exhausted from the cylinder56, whereby the said spindles move downward by gravity for the abovev purpose. After the bottles are filled the spindles are withdrawn to the position shown iny the drawings, and the corks'are'moved into position beneath the saidspindles and in a line with the bottles. The spindles are then used as corking-plungers for the purpose of forcing the corks into the necks ,of the bottles,

vand for so operating the said spindles I employ a power-cylinder 71,.which is secured to the upper head 9, which head further forms a closure for the upper end of said cylinder.

` A piston 72 is mounted in said cylinder, and

a piston-rod 73, carried vby the said piston, extendsfdown wardly to engage the upper end stroke permitted the piston 72 in the cylinder The i IOO 71 is much shorter than the stroke permitted Y the piston 55 in the cylinder 56 and, in fact, is just suicient to move the spindles 26 such IIO a distance only as to properly insert the corks in the bottles. 71 is greater than the diameter of thecylinder 56, and hence although motive iiuid may be admitted to the cylinder 56 at the same time as motive Ifluid, is admitted to the cylin-` der 71 above the piston 72 the greater energy imparted to the piston 72, due to its greater superlicial area, will overcome the resistance of the piston 55, and both will, move downward. When motive ii'uid is exhausted from the upper end of the cylinder 7l, admission of motive fluid to the cylinder 56vwill return the The diameter'of the cylinder i parts to their normal' positions, in which they are shown in the drawings. A branch pipe 74 connectswith the upper end of the cylinder 71 forthe purpose of admitting motive The various branch pipes 17, 38, 48, 57, and 74, leading, respectively, to the power-cylinders 10, 22, 45, 56, and71`, all connect with a main supply 75 for compressed motive fluid under pressure, which may conveniently be compressed air. A single operating-valve 76 controls the branch pipes 17 and 38, one valve being sufcient for both branches for the reason that the cylinders 10 and 22 will have motive Huid admitted thereto and exhausted therefrom at the same time. An operatingvalve 77 controls the branch 48, leading to the cylinder 45, and similar operating-valves 78 and 79, respectively, control the branch pipes 57 and 7 4. The said controlling-val ves are all similar, and it will therefore be necessary to describe but one. One of these controllingvalvesvnamely, valve 7 8-is shown in transverse section in Fig. 6. and therein it will be seen that said valve is a three-way valve, in one position being arranged to admit motive Huid from the main to the branch pipe, and in the other position being arranged to cut off admission from the main pipe and connect the branch pipe with exhaust to atmosphere through a port or passage 80, as shown in such figure.

Each branch pipe is provided with a regulating-cock 81 and a by-pass, in which is ar` ranged a check-valve 82, closing in the direction of admlssion and opening in the direction of exhaust. By this arrangement the controlling-valves may be opened to their fullest extent without any attempt at regulation, while admission at the correct speed will be insured by proper regulation of the regulating-valves 81. When the cylinders are exhausting, however, a Jfull and open exhaust will be insured through the by-passes in which the check-valves 82 are arranged, such bypasses and check-valves being of such capacity as to permit unobstructed discharge.

In connecting the bottling-machine with the receiver 1 a pipe 83, which leads Jfrom the lower end of the said receiver 1, is connected to the water-inlets of the valve-casings 58,

and a pipe 84, which leads from the upper end of the said receiver, is connected to the gas-inlets 61 of the casings 58 and to the gasdischarges 29 of the casings 28. Controllingvalves 85 and 86 are arranged in the pipes 83 and 84, and a regulating-cock 87 is preferably arranged in that branch of the pipe 84 leading to the gas-inlets in the casings 58.

.The initial condition of the bottling-machines is with the operating-valves 76, 77, and 78 closed to admission and open to exhaust and with the operating-valve 79 closed to exhaust and open to admission. The controlling-handle 7 O is at this time in its intermediate position, so that the valve-plugs 59 and 27 are in their dead positions, with all the po'rtscontrolled thereby closed.

During normal operation the valves 85 and 86, controlling iiow oi' gas and water from the receiver l, may be open, for the reason that the said valve-plugs 27 and 29, controlled by the operating-handle 76, will operate to central supply oi fluid therethrough.

A complete cycle of operation of the apparatus is then as follows: Two empty bottles are placed upon the bottle-carrier l2, which at this time is in its lowest position, and two corks are dropped into the cork-troughs 325, at this time in their rearward positions, as shown more particularly in Figs. 5 and 6. Operating-valve 76 is now turned, so as to close exhaust and admit motive Huid to the cylinders 1() and 22. The result oi this will be to lift the bottle-carrier 12 and to press the bottles iirinly up against the washers 24, carried by the easings 23, and to close the interior of the casings 23 by drawing the caps or covers 34 into position against the circular heads or bosses 32. The next operation is to turn the operating-valve 79, so as to exhaust motive iiuid from the cylinder 56 and to permit the cross-head 52 and parts carried thereby to descend. This will cause the spindles 26 to descend into the bottles. The controlling-lever may then he turned to such a position as to admit gas through the gas-admission passages 61 and Valve-plugs 59 to the lilling-spindles and to permit air to be discharged through the valveplugs 27 and air-discharge vents 28. (las from the receiver 1 will thus be admitted to the bottles, at the lower ends thereof, and will force out air from the bottles through the upper end. When air from the bottles has been entirely replaced by gas, the operating-handle 70 may be returned to its intermediate position, so as to cut oii' further admission ol" gas, and at the same time prevent return ol air. The next step to turn the operatinghandle to its opposite position, so as to admit water from the receiver, through the iillingspindles, to the bottle` and to open the passages to gas-discharge through valve-pl ugs 27, whereby water will be allowed to descend into the bottles by gravity and displace gas, which will return into the top of the receiver. lt will be noted that at this time there is a halance of pressure between the bottle and the receiver both as to gas and water. as the lower part of the bottle is in connection with the lower part of the receiver, and the upper part ot' the bottle is in connection with the upper part thereof. When the operating-handle 7 0 is turned to admit water to the bottles, the operating-valve 79 should also be turned to admit motive iuid to the lower end of the cylinder 56, so as to gradually raise the fillingspindles. When the lilling-spindles have been raised to their highest positions and the hottles have been iilled substantially full with water, the operating-handle 76 will be returned to its intermediate position, thereby following step is to turn the operating-valve cutting off supply of water and communica- 1 tion with gas-discharge. turn the operating-valve 7 7, so as to admit air to the cylinder 45 to force the corks into line ywith the bottles and the operating-spindles and to compress same between the'rear walls of' The next step is to the casings 28 and the plunger-heads 46. A The 78, so as to admit air to the upper end ofthe cylinder 71 to force the' operating-spindles 26 down a distance sufficient to force the corks into theneck of the bottles, so as to hermetically seal the bottles, andy the final'step is to return theoperating-valves 78, 77, and 76 to their normal release positions, whereby the operating-spindles will be again lifted to their uppermost positions, the plungers 46 withdrawn, the caps or covers 34 removed to open the casings 2 3, and the bottle-carrier 12 perrmitted to descend, so as to free the bottles from engagement with the said casings and permit their removal. Drippings from the casings 23 will be caught by the drip-table 18 Aand will pass thence through the pipe 19 to,

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It will be seen that by the employment of l my apparatus I am enabled to completely eX- pel 4air from the bottles lby displacing same with gas with which the water to be bottled is impregnated, to fill the bottles only in the presence of such gas, and finally to hermetically seal the bottles.

' It will also be seen that the apparatus for carrying the foregoing into effect is a simple one and may bereadily, simply,and quickly operated, the loperation of the entire machine being effected by the mere operation of cerjtain operating andcontrolling valves.

It will be obvious that the foregoing' is but one embodiment of' my invention andthat the t same is capable of many and varied modifications within the spirit and scope of my invention, and, further, thatcertain parts may be vemployed in connection with other parts of diHerent construction. Hence I do not desire to be limited only to the precise details of construction and combination of parts herein. What I claim is a A f 1. In a filling apparatus, the combination with a lling-headadapted for connection to the mouth of a receptacle to be filled, a fillingspindle'adapted to pass through said fillingv'head and to enter said receptacle, and means for inserting a stopper into Ysaid filling-head,

of. means for depressing said filling-spindle to cause'the same to `pass through the said filling-head and venter said receptacle,v and separate means for depressing said`filling-spindle a limited distance only'for the purpose of forcing the stopper into the mouth of said recep- .taclel I '2. In a filling apparatus, the combinationl with a filling-head having an opening adapted `for connection tothe mouth of arec'eptacle to Imouth ofsaid receptacle.

. into the mouth of s aid receptacle. ,A

6. In a fillingapparatus, the combination with arfilling-h'ead adapted for connection to the mouth of a receptacle to be'filled', and having a'cork-receiving chamber adapted. tdV rebe filled, a filling-spindle adapted toip'ass through said filling-head and enter said receptacle, and means for ,inserting a stopper into said filling-head, of two fluid-pressure-actuated devices of different stroke arranged to I operate said filling-spindle, one adapted for raising' and lowering said spindle the full distance of its stroke, the other adapted for forcing downward saidaspindlev a shorter distance purpose of forcing a stopper driven by said yspindle into the mouth of said receptacle. i

3. In a filling apparatus, the combination ywith a filling-head yhaving an opening adapted for connection to the mouth of a receptacle to be filled, a filling l-spindle adapted to pass lthrough said filling-headandto enter said receptacle, and means for inserting a stopper into said filling-head, of two Huid-pressure cylinders of' different strokes and pistons and piston-rods therefor, and means for admitting fluid under pressure thereto, Vthe'p piston of longer stroke connected to said filling-spindle and arrangedto raise and lower the same, the

longer stroke and the smaller diameter connected to said filling-spindle and arranged to raise and lower the same, the pistnof the other cylinder arranged to act upon said smallerpiston and adapted toforce saidv filling-spindle downwardfor the purpose of'foreing a stopper driven by said spindle into'the 5. I n a filling'apparatus,.thecombination with a filling-head adapted for connection to the mouth of a receptacleto be filled, and having a cork-receiving chamber adapted to receive and holda cork out of line-witlnthe mouth 'of the receptacle, said chamber" norl mally closed but having a side opening for receiving a stopper, of -means for ,closingl said side opening, independent means for forcing `said stopper Vthrough the interior ofthe filling-head into line with the mouth of thereeeptacle', and Vmeans for forcing said stopper IOO 'ameters arranged tandem, and'pistons therefor, y,the piston of the cylinder. having the IIS 'fce'ive and hold a cork out of' line with they mouth of' the receptacle,said chamber normally closed but having a side opeiilng'for receiving a cork or stopper, of' a cap or cover for 'closing such side opening, independent means for forcing a stopper introduced through such opening'. through such chamber, into line with the mouth of the receptacle while such opening is closed by said cover, and means for forcing said stopper into the mouth of said receptacle.

7 In a filling apparatus, the combination with a filling-head comprising a casing 23 having an opening' in its lower end adapted for connection to the mouth of a receptacle to be filled, and having a stufling-box 25 at its upper end opposite the said opening, and having also a transverse bore 31, of a cap or cover 34 f'or closing the bore 31, -a plunger 46 for moving the stopper into position, a spindle 26 for inserting the stopper into the bottle, and means for operating the cover, the plunger. and the spindle.

8. In a filling apparatus, the combination with a filling-head having a receiving-opening at its lower end adapted for connection to the mouth of' a receptacle to be filled, a stuffingboX at its upper end for receiving the lower end ofthe filling-spindle, and a transverse bore for receiving' a stopper-trough, of a stoppertrough arranged to receive a stopper, and mounted to reciprocate in said transverse bore, means for reciprocating same, a stopper-plunger arranged within said stopper-trough, and means, other than said means for reciprocating the stopper-trough for reciprocating said plunger.

9. In a filling apparatus, the combination with a filling-head adapted for connection to the mouth of' a receptacle to be filled, and a filling-spindle adapted to pass through said filling-head and to enter said receptacle, of means for supplying liquid under pressure and separate means supplying gas under pressure, both connected to said filling-spindle, and a valve in connection with said fillinghead, having air and gas vents, the latter connected with said means for supplying' gas under pressure,- whereby the pressure in the source of gas-supply and. in the receptacle may be balanced during the filling, and the liquid caused to fiow in by gravity.

10. In a filling apparatus, the combination -with a filling-head adapted for connection to the mouth of' a receptacle to be filled, and a filling-spindle adapted to pass through said filling-head and to enter said receptacle, of' means for supplying liquid under pressure and separate means for supplying gas under pressure, and a valve arranged to permit successive fiow of gas and liquid therefrom to said spindle,l and a valve in connection with said filling-head, having air and gas vents, the latter connected with said means f'or supplying gas under pressure, whereby the pressure in the source of' gas-supply and in the recep-- tacle may be balanced during the filling, and the liquid caused to flow in by gravity.

l1. In a filling apparatus, the combination with a filling-head and a valve arranged therein, of a filling-spindle arranged to reciprocate through said filling-head, a valve arranged to control admission to said filling-spindle, and means f'or synchronously operating the two said valves.

12. .In a filling apparatus, the combination with a filling-head, a portion of which comprises a valve-casing having two dischargepassages. and a valve mounted in said casing arranged to connect one or other of' said discharge-passages with the interior of said filling-head in accordance with its position, of a filling-spindle arranged to reciprocate through said filling-head, avalve-casing to which aid filling-spindleis secured, said valve-casing having two inlet-passages, a valve mounted in said casing and arranged to connect one or other ofl said inlet-passages with the interior of said filling-spindle in accordance with its position, and means for operating the said valves.

13. In a filling apparatus, the combination with a filling-head, a portion of' which comprises a valve-casing having two dischargepassages, and a valve mounted in said casing arranged to connect one or other of' said discharge-passages with the interior of' said filling-head in accordance with its position, of' a filling-spindle arranged to reciprocate through said filling-head, a valve-casing` to which said filling-spindle is secured, said valve-casing having two inlet-passages, a valve mounted in said casing and arranged to connect one or other of' said inlet-passages with the interior of said filling-spindle in accordance with its position, and means for synchronously operating the said valves.

14. In a filling apparatus, the combination with a filling-head, and a discharge-controlling' valve mounted therein, of a vertically-reciprocating inlet-valve, a filling-spindle secured to said inlet-valve and arranged to enter said filling-head, and a single operating-handle operatively connected with both said valves.

l5. In a filling apparatus, the co111bination with a filling-head, a bottle-carrier, stopperinsertingmeans, anda filling-spindle, of' means for operating same comprising power-cylinders, branchpipes leading from a source of' motor-fluid supply connected to said powercylinders, operating-valves for said branch pipes, regulating-cocks between said operating-valves and said cylinders,by-passes around said regulating-cocks, and cheek-valves in said by-passes, opening in a direction away from said cylinders.

16. In a filling apparatus, the combination IOO I to said supply-valve casing,

operating said valve.

Signed, at' Rome, New York, of June,vl903.

' JAM-ES QA. ALLARDICE and means for I0 this, 13th day VVtLne-sses: C. G. MILLER, GEO. A. CLYDE.- 

